Erin Donnelly

1 week ago | sustainableviews.com | Erin Donnelly

On May 22, the US Senate voted to repeal California’s authority to impose vehicle emissions standards stricter than those set by the federal government by targeting waivers granted to the state under the Clean Air Act The move has drawn broad support from the car industry, which argues that California’s vehicle emissions standards disrupt nationwide vehicle production and limit market flexibility The US Climate Alliance has launched an Affordable Clean Cars Coalition, a group of 11 states...

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Erin Donnelly

You may not know Melanie Cade. But you’ve probably seen her salad bar. Last summer, Cade, a mom of nine kids ranging in age from 1 to 19, went viral after posting a video of her restocking the professional salad bar — the kind you might find at a steakhouse or a Chuck E. Cheese — she has in her Birmingham, Ala., home.

2 weeks ago | malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Erin Donnelly

You may not know Melanie Cade. But you’ve probably seen her salad bar. Last summer, Cade, a mom of nine kids ranging in age from 1 to 19, went viral after posting a video of her restocking the professional salad bar — the kind you might find at a steakhouse or a Chuck E. Cheese — she has in her Birmingham, Ala., home.

3 weeks ago | sustainableviews.com | Claudia De Meulemeester |Erin Donnelly

• None The EPA has started to roll back Biden-era standards on PFAS chemicals in drinking water, following lobbying by industry groups and several lawsuits• None Experts say states are expected to step up and continue proposing PFAS laws, despite attempts to rephrase PFAS definitions• None Despite the rollback, the EPA is also considering integrating the “polluter pays” principle in its rule book so that downstream users are not held liable for clean-up costs

1 month ago | sustainableviews.com | Erin Donnelly

In April, the US Department of Interior introduced “emergency permitting procedures” to fast track the approval of mining and fossil fuels projects, reducing a multiyear review process down to 28 days On May 5, a coalition of Democratic attorneys-general from 17 states and the District of Columbia sued the administration over Trump’s day-one executive order freezing leasing and permitting for offshore wind energy projects on federal land, following its suspension of Equinor’s Empire Wind 1...